Skin Dive

1985 studio album by Michael Franks

Skin Dive

Studio album by

Michael Franks

Released

1985 (1985)

Genre

Jazz

Length

41:45

Label

Warner Bros.

Producer

Rob Mounsey
Michael Franks

Michael Franks chronology

Passionfruit
(1983)

Skin Dive
(1985)

The Camera Never Lies
(1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Skin Dive is a jazz vocal album by Michael Franks, released in 1985 with Warner Bros. Records.^[2] It was Franks' ninth studio album, and the first he co-produced himself. The single off this album, "Your Secret's Safe With Me", is his biggest Adult Contemporary hit, peaking at #4.^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Franks, unless otherwise stated

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Read My Lips"		3:38
2.	"Let Me Count The Ways"		4:33
3.	"Your Secret's Safe with Me"		4:38
4.	"Don't Be Shy"	Michael Franks, Rob Mounsey	5:06
5.	"When I Give My Love To You"		4:21

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Queen Of The Underground"	4:25
2.	"Now I Know Why (They Call It Falling)"	4:53
3.	"Please Don't Say Goodnight"	4:50
4.	"When She Is Mine"	5:25

Personnel

Musicians

Michael Franks - vocals
Brenda Russell - vocals on "When I Give My Love to You"
Joe Caro (6), Vivian Cherry (1, 2, 4), Kacey Cisyk (8), Bobby Floyd (2, 4), Frank Floyd (1), Leslie Miller (2, 4), Rob Mounsey (2–4, 6, 8), Will Lee (3, 6) - backing vocals
Ron Carter (9), Mark Egan (8), Neil Jason (3), Marcus Miller (1), Will Lee (2, 6) - bass guitar
Danny Gottlieb (7) - cymbals
Steve Gadd (9), Andy Newmark (8), Danny Gottlieb (7), Chris Parker (3) - drums
Jeff Mironov (7) - electric and acoustic guitar
Dave Bargeron (9) - Euphonium
Jon Faddis (9) - flugelhorn
Bill Evans (8) - flute
Lawrence Feldman, George Young (9) - alto flute
Peter Gordon (9) - French horn
Jeff Mironov (8), Hiram Bullock (1, 6), Hugh McCracken (2) - guitar
Steve Khan (3) - guitar solo
Rob Mounsey - keyboards, programming, arrangements, Yamaha DX7 on "Please Don't Say Goodnight"
Manolo Badrena (8), Sue Evans (8) - percussion
Warren Bernhardt (9), Clifford Carter (3) - piano
Chris Parker (1, 2, 4–6, 8) - Simmons drums
David Sanborn (7) - alto saxophone
Ronnie Cuber (9) - baritone saxophone
Michael Brecker (9) - tenor saxophone

References

^ "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
^ "Discography in Order of Release". MichaelFranks.com. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
^ Michael Franks - Your Secret's Safe With Me | Billboard

Bibliography

Skin Dive (Vinyl back cover). Michael Franks. United States: Warner Bros. 1985. 1-25275.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

Michael Franks

Studio albums